Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14


The frame work for the second story
in the Grand Central hotel is up.
Charlie G. Reeder, our friend from
Clarence township, made us pleas
ant call to-day.
A new stone pavement is now be-
ing put down in front OF the Moses
auckland building.
Michael Giddings, living west of
town, had colt killed by lightning
in his pasture Sunday night.
Elmer Epperson, of just west of
town, says his folks will have roasting
ears out of their field corn this week.
The hum of the threshing machine
and the whistle of the traction engine
are the MOTT prominent noises of the
country just now.
The work on the water-works goes
steadily on. The stand pipe is now
being erected and ditching will be
begun this week.
WaterwOrks pipes are now strung
along Main street almost the whole
length, and work will soon commence
on putting them down.
Through the Kindness of Mr.. How
ard Soule, We editor was to-day pre-
sented with some fine peaches, gath
cred from trees which we planted in
Kansas City in 1884.
Remember We Olde Folks concert
Friday night, July 18th. Admission,
so cents; children under II years, 70
cents. Tickets for sale at Shaw &
Wilson's. No extra charge for re-
served seats.
The street-car company has force
of men working on the car stables.
The stables are located adjoining
RICHES barn. The cars, if not al
ready here, will arrive this evening or
in the morning.
The School Board will award the
contracts for the two new school
buildings at a meeting held at the
brick school house on next Saturday,
at 3 p. IN. All bids should be
handed in before noon of Saturday,
the 18th inst.
The sidewalk is now completed on
the east side of Main to the north of
Jas. Savages property, and along the
north side of his property to the right
of way of the Missouri Pacific. The
railroad should now build the side-
walk from Savage's corner to the de-
pot, and make continuous walk up
town.
The seasonable rains have caused
wonderful growth in Kansas the 81
and 50 bills that the farmers had press
ed deep down into their purses to
provide against "a dry day have sprout-
ed, and innumerable so and $40 bills
give great promise of arriving at that
degree of perfection that delights the
eye and heart of him who grows
bOuntiful crop.
The court house is now receiving
the last coat of paint, and it is.
Milwaukee brick color and no mis-
take. 1t has been painted almost evs
cry color known to this scribe, and
each time he was assured that it was
being painted the color of Milwau-
kee brick. Mr.. John Zeller, the con-
tractor OH the work, will eventually
turn the job out in the most artistic
style.
G., n. IL E. r. Moses and Mr.. Jo-
seph Weiner have just had put up in
their business houses the Lamson
Rapid Transit Railway Cash system.
The clerk loads little W OGDEN box
in almost any part of the store, puts
it on wire, pulls string and zip!
she's gone! The little car carry
ing the box travels to the cashiers
desk, where it is emptied, the proper
change made, put into it again, and,
upon pulling another string, is back
again as quick as thought, almost.
The propagation of silk worms is
likely to become one of the valuable
industries of Kansas in the near
future. Wherever started the bust
ness has proven "a successful one in
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